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MATF16
Single Plug-in Card Matrix Switcher
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Version: MATF16_2016V1.0

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  • Page 1 User Manual MATF16 Single Plug-in Card Matrix Switcher All Rights Reserved Version: MATF16_2016V1.0...
  • Page 2 Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacture would void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. Altimium www.altimium.com...

  • Page 3: Safety Precautions

     Unplug the power cord when left unused for a long period of time.  Information on disposal for scrapped devices: do not burn or mix with general household waste, please treat them as normal electrical wastes. Altimium www.altimium.com...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Single Plug-in Card Matrix Switcher Contents 1. Introduction ......................... 1 1.1 Introduction to MATF16 ..................1 1.2 Features ......................1 1.3 Package List ...................... 1 2. Panel Description ......................2 2.1 Front Panel ......................2 2.2 Rear Panel ......................4 2.3 Signal Cards ......................
  • Page 5 4.5 Firmware Upgrade ................... 33 5. Specification ......................35 5.1 Main Unit ......................35 5.1.1 I-UH& O-UH ................... 35 5.1.2 I-BT& O-BT .................... 35 6. Panel Drawing ......................37 7. Troubleshooting & Maintenance ................38 8. After-sales Service ....................39 Altimium www.altimium.com...

  • Page 6: Introduction

    Single Plug-in Card Matrix Switcher 1. Introduction 1.1 Introduction to MATF16 This product is a high-performance seamlessly AV modular matrix switcher providing 12 flexible PCIE slots for single HDMI/HDBaseT input/ output cards and 4 fixed slots for output signal cards.

  • Page 7: Panel Description

    Single Plug-in Card Matrix Switcher 2. Panel Description 2.1 Front Panel MATF16 INPUT EDID CLEAR ENTER Name Description  Touch any button to awake touch screen and white backlight will appear. If without any operations within 8 seconds, touch screen will enter sleep mode and the white backlight will goes out.
  • Page 8 ENTER: confirm operation/ long-press (3s or more) to enter inquiry mode.  1) Input/ output channels are recognized as double-digit, so press channel 1~9 as 01~09, besides, the interval should not exceed 8s. 2) Operations will be automatically canceled 8s later unless pressing ENTER to confirm. Altimium www.altimium.com...

  • Page 9: Rear Panel

    Connect with IR receiver (5V, with carrier) to control the switcher. ⑥ TCP/IP TCP/IP control port, connect with control device (e.g. a PC). ⑦ Ground Connect to grounding. ⑧ Power port Connect with 100~240V AC outlet.  Pictures shown in this manual are only for reference. Altimium www.altimium.com...

  • Page 10: Signal Cards

    Figure 2- 1 I-UH Figure 2- 2 O-UH Pin layout of the HDMI connector (female). Signal Signal TMDS Clock Shield TMDS Data 2+ TMDS Data 2 TMDS Clock- Shield TMDS Data 2- N.C. TMDS Data 1+ TMDS Data 1 Altimium www.altimium.com...

  • Page 11: I-Bt& O-Bt

    The default output resolution is 4K×2K@30Hz and it can be adjusted via commands or GUI, support 4K×2K@60Hz、 1024×768@60Hz、 1920×1080p@60Hz、 1280×720@60Hz; Support bi-directional RS232 control; Support bi-directional IR control, compatible with 5V/12V IR receiver (default: 5V); Support EDID Management（default EDID: 4K×2K@30Hz）and DDC communication. Figure 2- 3 I-BT Figure 2- 4 O-BT Altimium www.altimium.com...
  • Page 12 Single Plug-in Card Matrix Switcher Pin layout of the HDBT connector: Color orange white orange green white blue blue white green brown white brown Twist the pure-color cables with their half-color cables. Altimium www.altimium.com...

  • Page 13: System Connection

    Wireless Remote Displayer Speaker Receiver Receiver VGA: HDMI: Audio: Control: HDBaseT: Projector Speaker Displayer HDTV Figure 3- 1 Connection Diagram Note: System Diagram shown in this manual are for reference only, more specific schemes depend on real devices. Altimium www.altimium.com...

  • Page 14: Connection Procedures

    Owing to its flexible card design, the Matrix Switcher is an all-in-one solution which is ideal for different projects such as public display, educational demo, professional presentation, advertising display or control center. The switcher can handle all the audiovisual management, including the switching, driving, scaling etc. Altimium www.altimium.com...

  • Page 15: Operations

    4.1.2 EDID Learning The Matrix Switcher features EDID management to maintain compatibility between all devices.  One input port learns the EDID data of one output port Operation: “EDID”+“INPUT”+“OUTPUT”+“ENTER”. Example: Input 1 learns EDID data from output 10. INPUT： OUTPUT： Altimium www.altimium.com...

  • Page 16: Inquiry

    2) The input delay time between two numbers of every input& output channel must be less than 8 seconds; otherwise the operation will be cancelled. 3) The input/output channels on the rear panel are counting from left to right no matter whether there is signal card. Altimium www.altimium.com...

  • Page 17: Ir Control

    Uninstallation: Delete all the control software files in corresponding file path. 4.3.2 Basic Settings Firstly, connect the Matrix Switcher with an input device and an output device. Then, connect it with a computer which is installed with RS232 control software. Double-click the software icon to run this software. Altimium www.altimium.com...
  • Page 18 Command Sending area Please set the parameters of COM number, bound rate, data bit, stop bit and the parity bit correctly, only then will you be able to send command in Command Sending Area. Altimium www.altimium.com...

  • Page 19: Rs232 Communication Commands

    Transfer signal from Input [x] to all [x]All. 02 To All. outputs All@. Switch on all the outputs All Open. All$. Switch off all the outputs All Closed. [x]@. Switch on output [x] 02 Open. [x]$. Switch off output [x] 01 Closed. Altimium www.altimium.com...
  • Page 20 Reset factory default EDID EDIDMInit. Manage EDID, enable input [Y] EDIDM[X]B[Y]. EDIDM07B03 learn EDID data from output [X] PWON. Work normally PWON PWOFF. Enter standby mode PWOFF Enter standby mode, can be awaken STANDBY. STANDBY via front panel button operations Altimium www.altimium.com...
  • Page 21 Status[x]. AV:01-> 02 output [x] AV:01->02 Inquire respective inputs for all Status. AV:03->06 outputs … … Get the input signal card type *-- no available input signal card/ CheckInKatype. Channel IN:*11*4**11*4*. output card, 1--VGA, 2--DVI, 4--BT, 5--SDI, 6--HDMI Altimium www.altimium.com...
  • Page 22 00 00 00 00 Out 05 06 07 08 Get current input& output card 00 01 00 00 %9975. correspondence status Out 09 10 11 12 01 01 00 01 Out 13 14 15 16 01 01 01 01 Altimium www.altimium.com...
  • Page 23 %8807. Port 8: 1A1. when PWON when PWON Get the command sent to port 9 %8808. Port 9: 1A1. when PWON when PWON Get the command sent to port 10 Port 10: 1A1. when %8809. when PWON PWON Altimium www.altimium.com...
  • Page 24 Port 12: 2A1. when %8827. when PWOFF PWOFF Get the command sent to port 13 Port 13: NO Data when %8828. when PWOFF PWOFF Get the command sent to port 14 Port 14: NO Data when %8829. when PWOFF PWOFF Altimium www.altimium.com...
  • Page 25 USER/I/[x]:0408%; default settings. RS232 pass-through control mode USER/I/[x]:0409%; 1: Control far-end device from the RS232 port of this input card. RS232 pass-through control mode 2(factory default): Control far-end USER/I/[x]:0410%; device from the RS232 port of this Matrix Switcher. Altimium www.altimium.com...
  • Page 26 USER/O/[x]:0408%; default settings. RS232 pass-through control mode USER/O/[x]:0409%; 1: Control far-end device from the RS232 port of this output card. RS232 pass-through control mode 2(factory default): Control far-end USER/O/[x]:0410%; device from the RS232 port of this Matrix Switcher. Altimium www.altimium.com...

  • Page 27: Tcp/Ip Control

    The Matrix Switcher can be controlled by PC without Ethernet access or PC(s) within a LAN.  Controlled by PC without Ethernet access Connect a computer to the TCP/IP port, and set its network segment to the same as the Matrix Switcher’s. Same network segment as the switcher Altimium www.altimium.com...

  • Page 28: Control Via Tcp/Ip Communication Software

    1) Connect a computer and the Matrix Switcher to the same network. Open the TCPUDP software (or any other TCP/IP communication software) and create a connection, enter the IP address and port of the Matrix Switcher (default IP: 192.168.0.178, port:4001): Altimium www.altimium.com...

  • Page 29: Control Via Web-Based Gui

    Matrix Switcher through graphical icons and visual indicators. Access GUI interface through any one of the following methods: Access through UPnP: Go to My Network Place in your PC, and click the icon named the Matrix Switcher. Altimium www.altimium.com...
  • Page 30  Name: admin; Password: admin (default setting, changeable via GUI)  Name: user; Password: user (default setting, changeable via GUI) It will enter scene management interface (left) after log-in, which provides direct scene switch. The chart below illustrates the main structure of GUI interfaces: Altimium www.altimium.com...
  • Page 31 The web-based GUI system can be divided into Switch Control and System Setting menu, but log in as user will only access Switch Control.  Click at the left-bottom corner to enter Switch Control menu.  Click at the left-bottom corner to enter System Setting menu. Altimium www.altimium.com...

  • Page 32: Switch Control

    Figure 4- 3 Scene Switch All ten scenes are shown in above interface. Select a scene and then click “Load” can invoke the selected scene. Click “cancel” to cancel the current operation. 2. I/O Switch： Figure 4- 4 I/O Switch Altimium www.altimium.com...

  • Page 33: System Setting

    1. Configuration: 5 submenu items in total, including Resolution, VGA Port(unavailable), Network, Audio In and Audio Out(unavailable). 1) Configure output resolution Figure 4- 5 Configuration-Resolution In this interface, you can set output resolution. O-UH& O-BT: support 4K×2K@60Hz、4K×2K@30Hz、1024×768@60Hz、 1920×1080p@60Hz、1280×720@60Hz. Altimium www.altimium.com...
  • Page 34 In this interface, you can set DHCP (automatically assign IP by router) or static IP (manually set IP). 3) Configure audio input Figure 4- 7 Configuration-Audio In In this interface, you can switch on/ off audio input for I-UH and I-BT. Altimium www.altimium.com...
  • Page 35 Figure 4- 8 Status-LCD In this interface, you can configure LCD display information: max at 16 numbers/ letters. 2) Set button labels Figure 4- 9 Status-Button In this interface, you can set button labels: max at 7 numbers/ letters/ Chinese characters. Altimium www.altimium.com...
  • Page 36 1 output Figure 4- 11 EDID Management In this interfaces, you can:  1 input learns EDID from 1 output: Output + Input + Confirm  All inputs learn EDID from 1 output: Output + To All Inputs Altimium www.altimium.com...

  • Page 37: Port Management

    Clear the cache of the browser beforehand to ensure reliable GUI operation. 4.4.4 Port Management Type the designed website 192.168.0.178:100 (Default, changeable via GUI) in your browser. Enter correct username and password (same with GUI name and password) to log in the WebServer: Altimium www.altimium.com...

  • Page 38: Firmware Upgrade

    Step1. Copy the upgrade software and the latest upgrade file (.bin) to PC. Step2. Connect the USB ports of the switcher and the PC via USB cable. Step3. Double-click the update software icon (see as below). It will enter the upgrade interface shown as below: Step4. Click Connect USB. Altimium www.altimium.com...
  • Page 39 Note: 1. To ensure available control, the COM number of the PC should be 1~9. 2. If the update progress bar can’t go on, please cut off power, and then restart this machine to update firmware again. Altimium www.altimium.com...

  • Page 40: Specification

    Temperature Humility EDID Supports EDID Management Output Auto, 4K×2K@60Hz、4K×2K@30Hz、1024×768@60Hz、 Resolution 1920×1080p@60Hz、1280×720@60Hz 5.1.2 I-BT& O-BT I-BT O-BT 1 HDBT, 1 HDBT, 1 Analog audio, 1 Analog audio, Input Output 1 RS232, 1 RS232, 1 IR IN, 1 IR IN, Altimium www.altimium.com...
  • Page 41 2 3.5mm mini jack 2 3.5mm mini jack Power Power Consumption Consumption General Transmission 1080p≤70m(Cat6); Switching ﹤100ns Distance 4K×2K≤40m(Cat6) Speed Working Reference 0~50℃ 10%~90% Temperature Humility Standard HDMI2.0 & HDCP2.2 Audio EDID Supports EDID Management Output Auto, 4K×2K@60Hz、4K×2K@30Hz、1024×768@60Hz、 Resolution 1920×1080p@60Hz、1280×720@60Hz Altimium www.altimium.com...

  • Page 42: Panel Drawing

    Single Plug-in Card Matrix Switcher 6. Panel Drawing MATF16 INPUT EDID CLEAR ENTER 23 mm 437 mm Altimium www.altimium.com...

  • Page 43: Troubleshooting & Maintenance

    Static becomes stronger Check the grounding and when connecting the video Bad grounding make sure it is connected connectors well. If your problem persists after following the above troubleshooting steps, seek further help from authorized dealer or our technical support. Altimium www.altimium.com...

  • Page 44: After-Sales Service

     Product version and name.  Detailed failure situations.  The formation of the cases. Remarks: For any questions or problems, please try to get help from your local distributor. Altimium www.altimium.com...
  • Page 48 ALTIMIUM 587 Avenue Blaise Pascal 77550 MOISSY-CRAMAYEL Tél : 01.64.13.31.00 Fax: 01.60.29.62.70 Mail: contact@tesca-audio.com Web: www.altimium.com...

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